Hubble was a very successful project and I think the government should consider that before cutting NASA's spending. The new inferred telescope could produce pictures that could help expand our knowledge of the universe. I feel that the project to construct this new telescope is already too far underway to cancel. I think this telescope should be continued and maybe other NASA projects should be cancelled if money is tight. I can not wait to see the pictures that this new telescope will take and send back to Earth. Who knows the things we could find.

"The US, the country who has give the world perhaps the most amazing space pictures "
it also gave the world some footage of supposed moon landing and Avatar and Independence day.World is eternally grateful for that fit of selfishness and spirit.

Way too much money would be lost if this was trashed. I don't see why just the US has to be the one doing this. Other countries can definitely help us out and get it on this research. If they are all working together they can improve current technologies even more. First thing they teach you about engineering: teamwork!

I think these kind of discussions show that as a society the US, like Europe before it, is turning its back on progress and the future. Too occupied with petty squabbles and short-termism, the capacity for envisaging and then realizing grand visions, a quality which has allowed America to lead the world, has been lost. This is reflected in our politicians and the attitudes of the people.
Today America seems like a tired country ready to pass the torch of human progress on to Asia.

This is now because so controversial for US whether they should put much money into their space without enough feedback. Hubble case truly provoked this issue into people's sight. While the world is suffering from the economic crisis which also including US, they are still focusing more on the sky, it is not so helpful during this difficult time. At least, they should overcome the current problem first, which means they should activate American economics. After that, people wouldn't care if they still put such budget as what they do now.

The US education system is already average at best, removing funding from NASA at this point would only be further proving the idea that as a country we don't value education enough. With so much money put into the JWST at this point, there's no point in not seeing it through, and the information we could possibly learn from it could greatly advance scientific research and bolster the US economy through new technologies that could be created via a better understanding of the universe.

Hubble's case imply that US has put too much budget in it which also occurs in other Astronomy cases. It turns out to be that US has to cut their budget in the space. If they can put more money not on the sky, they might have already passed this economic crisis. I am not saying that they should forever cut off those cost. But while America is suffering from their winter, they'd better keep thinking of reducing any cost that are not necessary currently.

This is very saddening. I for one am a huge advocate for space exploration and it really does sadden me to see the loss of interest our government has had in the cosmos. Learning about our universe is something that our country has done for years and to me, with all the funding cuts NASA has gone through it really is, and should be an embarrassment to our country. We used to be on the cutting edge of science and now we are fading because of the 1% bureaucracy that thinks they know what they're doing with our country.

NASA is one of the greatest agency in the world, it led os to discover the moon and mars. However, government does not want to support it and its discovery and contribution to human beings because it cost too much money. In 1969, nobody in the world has quistion about NASA's finacial problem although it spent much more dollars than today. NASA gave us a dream to discover the universe, and we do not want it to become our nightmare of space. I wish US government can use more money to support those space programs, then we may have more achievements in this area like the one in 1969.

As a few of the commenters have already said, if America was to stop funding the telescope right now it would have been a total waste. At the same time though, the technology they built in the past could have been greatly improved upon if they started building it from scratch now. Because this has been going on for some time, I'd imagine that new technology gain in other fields could greatly improve modules on the telescope that are already deemed complete.

That being said, this project needs to get completed as soon as possible before things get outdated just like the Hubble is starting to become. If other countries would contribute and help finish the device, they too would benefit from the use of it.

This article shows the frightening future of NASA and many of its present project ideas. I think that wit the economy where it is right now the government needs to cut back on NASA's budget and even drop a few of the projects. Even though, the supporters of NASA's JWST say that all of the hardware is already built why isn't the project farther along. The future of NASA isn't looking very bright at the moment and it'd be a travesty to lose any projects, but it may well need to be done.

The James Webb Space Telescope looks as if it may be what keeps the United States as a leader in space. However, greater knowledge and insight always comes at cost. As it is, so much money has already been invested into this telescope that it would all go to waste if funding were to be stopped. It’s rather sad to see that while countries like China and Russia are embracing the possibilities that conquests in space would offer, the U.S. is taking several steps back by limiting funds. I hope that development of JWST continues and that, like the Hubble space telescope, ends up being worth the cost.

With Hubble being such a success, wouldn't you think that the government would see that instead of cutting expenses and the budget they would rather become more involved and supportive. Science has major importance to the development of America and the overall advances that comes with it. NASA needs the support and money to further their research and their success.

I agree with the financial cutting. We have better things to focus on right now and that need more financial attention than possible space endeavors that aren't even guaranteed to work or be successful. I am all for exploration but not when we can't take care of things we already know to be existing and in trouble.

I don't know if it really bothers me that it is taking much longer because even as this article referred to: Hubble had blurry pictures and it ended up costing more to go to space to fix it. I would rather them take longer here and have everything correct than have another unforeseen cost later. As for it being over budget, I don't exactly agree with that, but I think this project could be very good for acquiring new information on this subject. I wish it didn't have to be at the expense of other projects though.

I think that the project should be continued because it would be so pointless to put billions of dollars into something that isn't going to be finished. The JWST will provide scientists with a lot of knowledge to make new discoveries. It is important to try to understand how the universe works.

NASA is very cool but i often wonder if it is worth it. We put a lot of money into the space program and not sure we get a lot out of it. Especially when we are struggling with our economy, i'm just not sure it's worth all the time and money. although NASA has helped us accomplish some cool things, i often question how much it has actually helped us, especially when it is such an expensive program.

NASA's budget doesn't need to get cut anymore than it already has, because they're already suffered numerous losses with the recession and the government's budget cutting. It would be a shame to see all this money going into such a practical project and then have it all thrown away. This telescope could potentially discover and change the way we think about astronomy, just like Hubble did. Astronomy will become a facet of education and can lead to discoveries of how this universe really works and why we are here.

For the world, our expansion relies heavily on space and how well we know more about the universe outside of our own galaxy. Not to say that billions upon billions should be shoved into NASA unconcerned, but it should not be bankrupt either. Space holds loads of innovation for the world, but many other problems with the economy still exist. Planning for something that will costs millions should be strategically planned out and revised many times before attempted. Being over budget by $500,000 is a lot more acceptable than $2 billion. I do understand that not all things can be planned for, it is impossible, but in an economy were people are losing jobs every day, money is a key concept. If the United States were able to build something that would excite the country and do it for a reasonable budget, it could stimulate the economy and make people want to invest more in the country they live in.

I feel that NASA is continuously getting short changed when it comes to furthering our knowledge of space. Their budget has been cut several times, but when we need to do something frivolous overseas, the government has no problem funding that. While the JWST is and incredibly expensive machine, I feel like it can only bring us positive information like the Hubble did. Maybe NASA could consider getting other countries to donate money towards the JWST in order to finish the project?